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Sean Rameswaram

Sean Rameswaram

Podcast Host

Before joining Vox to host its daily news podcast, Today, Explained, Sean was a correspondent for Radiolab’s More Perfect. He has also made radio for the CBC, NPR, and WNYC, where he hosted the fondly remembered Sideshow podcast for Studio 360.

Latest articles by Sean Rameswaram

Why Israel can't destroy HamasWhy Israel can't destroy Hamas
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Today, Explained podcast

Amid ever-increasing global outrage, the objectives in Israel's war are out of reach.

By Sean Rameswaram and Miranda Kennedy
Eurovision says it’s “apolitical.” History says otherwise.Eurovision says it’s “apolitical.” History says otherwise.
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World Politics

Politics on Eurovision isn’t new. It’s been part of it almost from the start.

By Haleema Shah and Sean Rameswaram
Student protests are testing US colleges’ commitment to free speechStudent protests are testing US colleges’ commitment to free speech
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Education

The crackdown on protesters at Columbia and elsewhere lays bare the challenge of balancing academic freedom with student safety.

By Miranda Kennedy and Sean Rameswaram
Who’ll blink first: The world’s largest music company or TikTok?Who’ll blink first: The world’s largest music company or TikTok?
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Social Media

Why Taylor Swift, Drake, and Bad Bunny have been muted on TikTok dance videos.

By Sean Rameswaram and Hady Mawajdeh
Did El Salvador just vote to end democracy?Did El Salvador just vote to end democracy?
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Today, Explained podcast

The world’s “coolest dictator,” Nayib Bukele, wins reelection.

By Sean Rameswaram and Jesse Alejandro Cottrell
Trading Brittney Griner for the “Merchant of Death”Trading Brittney Griner for the “Merchant of Death”
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Today, Explained podcast

The WNBA superstar was sentenced to nearly a decade in a Russian penal colony for drug possession. A prisoner swap freed her much sooner.

By Hady Mawajdeh and Sean Rameswaram
We just got the most comprehensive study of pandemic learning lossWe just got the most comprehensive study of pandemic learning loss
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Politics

Bad news, but there’s still time to fix it.

By Sean Rameswaram and Miles Bryan
Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia, briefly explainedBrittney Griner’s detention in Russia, briefly explained
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Podcasts

What could it take to bring the WNBA superstar home?

By Sean Rameswaram and Hady Mawajdeh
Your biggest Covid-19 vaccine questions, answeredYour biggest Covid-19 vaccine questions, answered
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Podcasts

Vox reporter Umair Irfan joins Today, Explained to discuss the latest Covid-19 vaccine news.

By Lauren Katz and Sean Rameswaram
A guide to the Trump administration’s biggest scandals, accomplishments, and policiesA guide to the Trump administration’s biggest scandals, accomplishments, and policies
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Politics

Vox’s Today, Explained podcast takes a look back at Trump’s presidency.

By Lauren Katz and Sean Rameswaram